Posted by glenn on October 21, 2002, at 14:44:19
Time response for antidepressant action.
Just thought it might be interesting to share my little analysis of treatment responses from the book - Living with Prozac and other Ssris.
Basically people responded in the following time scales:
0-1 weeks - 6
1-2 weeks - 2
2-3 weeks - 5
3 weeks+ - 17
There were about 10 instant responses and 20 gradual ones
I wonder if people are responding due to different effects of the ads. Those for example who respond very quickly, sometimes in a matter of hours may truly be suffering from a serotonin deficit, a somewhat discredited idea nowadays. Likewise those taking longer may be benefiting from downstream effects such as downregulation and hippocampal nerve regrowth.Maybe all the theories have validity, or maybe it just depends how long you have been depressed for.
Just more musing.
Glenn
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